Leather Seats

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Permalink Reply by Ray Starbird on March 31, 2010 at 12:13am

Hi Jason,

Hopefully soon we'll have a proper classifieds app to help us buy and sell stuff. In the meantime, I created this temporary forum and moved your post to it. Hopefully this helps bring attention to it.

And while I lack a set of seats for you, I do have a pair of black sheepskin seat covers in mint condition. Lemmeno if you're interested. Good luck!

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Permalink Reply by Richard Ernest Demaray on April 12, 2010 at 2:02am

Jason, I redid my cashmier leather seatcovers last year - Midnight Blue metallic/cashmire '92 coupe. I used Robert Budd at 928leather.com for the covers. He has many choices and project pictures on his web site. I got a great price, really amazingly low for double french seams in blue thread, and glove soft leather for the two front seats, the back lower and the two back folding back rests. I talked to Budd a couple of times on the phone, good guy. He delivered ahead of schedule. I had them installed locally in the SF Bay area. While the seats were out, the upholstery guy Z-matted the whole back of the car. All that leather looks, feel and smells great. The sound level is much better, almost lexus like, makes the car sound like a much newer car, may be 3-5 dB down for road noise. The acoustical mat behind the rear speakers also helped the new in 2004 sterio quite a bit. I will upload some pictures on my page of the old and new leather, etc.
Cheers,
Erni

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Permalink Reply by Ford Kanzler on June 16, 2011 at 8:23pm

Hi Jason,

Did you ever get a good reply re. leather seat repairs? Seems all 968s come stock with the driver's side seatback bolster about ready to blow out. I need to get mine repaired. Any help would be appreciated.

I'll also chase Ray's source below and see where that leads.

Thanks,

Ford Kanzler

El Granada, CA

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Permalink Reply by allan cartwright on June 18, 2011 at 1:19am

I've not used them but you might try:  http://www.classic9leathershop.com/

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Permalink Reply by Ford Kanzler on June 18, 2011 at 1:32pm

Thank you Allan. Classic9 is certainly the place for recovering. Am looking for a used, unworn passenger's side seat back in the correct color that I can simply swap in.

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Permalink Reply by Egil Kvaleberg on June 21, 2011 at 11:45am

There is also http://leatherseats.com/ - they do 968 seats in both patterns

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Permalink Reply by Steve Greenblatt on July 9, 2011 at 3:18pm

Jason

I have a set of stock seats that are midnight blue that were removed from my 1994 968 with 51K miles.

I would sell them for $300 plus shipping.

The leather is in decent shape - no rips or tears. There is some wear on the drivers bolster and a few seams are separated which could be redone easily. I was considering changing their color using the Leatherique system   http://www.leatherique.com/

Shoot me an email stevenerwiz@com with your email address and I can send you pictures. 

 

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Permalink Reply by Ford Kanzler on July 9, 2011 at 3:30pm

Thanks Jason,

'Looking for tan. Blue seats with the rest tan probably wouldn't work so well.

Really would like finding a good, used passenger's side seat back or a complete right side in tan, to replace mine. Less hassle and cost.

If anyone comes across that, I'm your guy.

Ford - ford@prsavvy.com

 

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Permalink Reply by tom rozmus on July 18, 2011 at 9:48pm

checkout my seats on ebay item 190556651614

I just replaced them with a leather set in my 968 cab

Tom

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Permalink Reply by Ford Kanzler on July 18, 2011 at 11:39pm

Look pretty good. However, Classic 9 will reuphoster a set in leather for around $1300, so that's not a particularly attractive asking price. What are they covered with? Why does the stitching look kinda crooked?

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